- It was fought between two groups of people who were mostly from the same country, and who shared a common language, culture, and history. The Revolutionaries were mostly colonists who had been born in the British colonies and who considered themselves to be British subjects. The Loyalists, on the other hand, were colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown.
- The war was fought over issues that divided the colonists, such as the power of the British government and the rights of colonists. The Revolutionaries believed that the British government was too powerful and that it was violating the rights of colonists. The Loyalists, on the other hand, believed that the British government was legitimate and that it was necessary to obey its laws.
- The war was fought with great bitterness and violence. Both sides committed atrocities against each other, and the war resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.
- The war ended with a treaty that recognized the independence of the United States of America. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 and it officially ended the American Revolution.